In 2024, the unemployed male population in Ghana was estimated at around 295,500. On the other hand, the female population without any form of employment was projected to be slightly higher, at approximately 297,000. The number of people of working age who are not in employment has fluctuated since 2010. In 2015, the rate of unemployment in Ghana reached a peak of nearly seven percent.
Number of unemployed people in Ghana from 2010 to 2024, by gender
(in 1,000s)
The source adds the following information:
"The unemployed are persons of working age who were not in employment, carried out activities to seek employment during a specified recent period and were currently available to take up employment given a job opportunity."
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ILO. (February 23, 2023). Number of unemployed people in Ghana from 2010 to 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287511/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-gender/
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ILO. "Number of Unemployed People in Ghana from 2010 to 2024, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287511/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-gender/
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Number of unemployed people in Ghana from 2010 to 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287511/number-of-people-unemployed-in-ghana-by-gender/
